Capiz to adopt warning system on food crisis

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ROXAS City – Soon, Capisnons will be warned if there is an impending food crisis.

Capitol struck a deal with five municipalities and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the adoption of the Early Warning System for Food and Nutrition Security.

Essentially the Early Warning System is an information system that would raise a signal when there is risk to food and nutrition security, according to the provincial government’s information office.

This is one of the programs of the FAO and the United Nations Children’s Fund.

Aside from capitol, entering into the agreement were the local governments of Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Jamindan, and Tapaz.

On behalf of Gov. Antonio del Rosario, Hospital Management Unit head Melanie Arancillo thanked the FAO for choosing the five towns.

Mayors Edgardo Arancillo of Dumarao, Jose Noel Yap of Ivisan and Roberto Palomar of Tapaz, and Provincial Health Officer II Leah Del Rosario were present during the signing of the memorandum of agreement. (PNA)

Oppose lower criminal liability age, press asked

BORACAY – Journalists in Western Visayas were asked to help oppose the proposed reduction of the minimum age of criminal liability.

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary Judy Taguiwalo presented a position paper against the proposal before Congress on Nov. 16.

The position paper targeted the House bill, authored by Rep. Fredenil Castro (Capiz, 2nd District) lowering the criminal liability age to nine years old from the current 15.

The DSWD Region 6 urged the press to be their allies.

Social Welfare Officer III Katherine Joy Lamprea told reporters here the bill seeks to charge children in conflict with the law even at a young age of nine, depriving them of the chance to grow up in a home setting.

Under Republic Act (RA) 9344, or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, children 15 years old and below at the time of the commission of the offense are exempted from criminal liability, said Lamprea, also a member of the Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee.

On the other hand, a child above 15 years old but below 18 years old are exempted from criminal liability, too, but shall be subject to intervention programs unless the child acted with discernment, she said.

RA 10630, which amended RA 9344, provides for the establishment of “Bahay Pag-asa,” a 24-hour child care institution to be put up, funded and managed by local government units and licensed and/or accredited nongovernment organizations.

The facility shall provide short-term residential care for delinquent children above 15 but below 18 awaiting court disposition of their cases or transfer to other agencies or jurisdiction.

But currently there are only 36 Bahay Pag-asa facilities in 81 provinces and 33 highly urbanized cities across the country.

In Western Visayas, there is one in Mina, Iloilo, while Antique province also showed intent to put up a similar facility. (PNA)
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